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The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 25 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).The worst situation was in the Donetsk sector, where the militants attacked ATO positions near the town of Avdiyivka and Butivka coal mine 14 times, firing...

Four gunmen started firing indiscriminately at their victims after bursting into a Real Madrid Supporters` Club based in Baquba around 40 miles north of the capital Baghdad, according to the Daily Star.The group`s president Ziad Albidani told Spanish sports daily AS the attack happened towards the end of the match before the penalty shoot-out...

Oil prices dipped on Monday as a strong dollar weighed on markets and Canadian oil sands production was expected to increase this week, according to Reuters.Crude markets, however, did receive some support from the start of the U.S. summer driving season coinciding with a fall in U.S. crude output to its lowest since September 2014, Reuters...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that another 25 Ukrainians who have been held captive in Donbas may return home soon, according to the presidential administration.”We are on the homestretch concerning the terms and conditions of their return,” the presidential press service quoted Poroshenko as saying in an interview with TV Channel...

Four Russian warplanes have been seen near Latvia`s borders, Latvia`s national armed forces said in a press statement on Sunday, according to Russian news agency TASS.”Two Su-27 and two An-26 planes were identified flying over the Baltic Sea`s neutral waters near Latvia`s territorial waters on May 29,” the statement said, TASS wrote.According to...

At least 700 migrants may have died at sea this past week in the busiest week of migrant crossings from Libya towards Italy this year, Medecins San Frontieres and the UN Refugee agency said on Sunday, according to Reuters.About 14,000 have been rescued since Monday amid calm seas, and there have been at least three confirmed instances of boats...

On May 28-29, Kyiv is celebrating its day, the Day of Kyiv, offering a number of cultural and educational events to residents and guests of Kyiv.This year`s celebration program was considerably broader, including 35 different cultural, sports and educational events, Kyiv City State Administration`s press service has reported.On Saturday, May 28,...

Two of Brexit`s leading campaigners attacked U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron for failing to keep his pledge to cut immigration, pushing the issue to the center of the debate on whether Britain should leave the European Union, according to Bloomberg.Former London Mayor Boris Johnson and Justice Secretary Michael Gove said Cameron, who is leading...

Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another four were wounded in hostilities in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in the last day, according to presidential administration`s spokesman for ATO affairs Oleksandr Motuzianyk.”Unfortunately, five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the past 24 hours. Another four...

Russian proxies attacked Ukrainian troops in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, 30 times in the past day, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.In particular, 13 attacks were recorded in the Donetsk sector, 12 in the Mariupol sector, and five in the Luhansk sector.The town of Avdiyivka remains the hottest spot,...